Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	COD
Nocname:	Comité Olympique Congolais
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2008
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	5
Sports:	4
Flagbearer:	Franka Magali (opening) Eric Kibanza (closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's delegation consisted of 29 people, including coaches and sports officials. Athletes from the DRC competed in athletics, judo, boxing and swimming.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. DR Congo qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Herry Saliku Biembe qualified in the middleweight class at the second African qualifying tournament.^[2]

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080824163617/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/30/content_8866745.htm "Beijing Olympics to become grand gathering of world youth, DRC official says"
2. Web site: 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament . 2008-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208092739/http://www.aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/581/news.aspx . 2012-02-08 . dead .